Fashion for Pregnancy

Maternity Style
How to Look Your Best When You’re at Your Biggest
Brinley
1985

I am not sure this book delivers the part on “looking your best.” I think my favorite of these fashions are the business suit and of course the “getting comfortable” clothes. I do remember when the drop waist was all the rage. You can even look pregnant when you aren’t! I think we can all safely retire this from public library collections. Weed it!

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I had my first child in the 80s and I never wore anything at all similar to these outfits! Those coveralls are just plain silly!
“Raglan sleeves… don’t add bulk… are roomy…” When I was pregnant my arm bulk wasn’t where I needed the room!

I have to say that, considering its age, I’m pretty impressed with the back cover copy. Work, exercise, seasonal clothes – I can see a Mommy Blog doing the same sort of things now, although hopefully with far less corduroy, leg ‘o mutton sleeves, and overalls.

Guilty as charged…. I still own a couple of the Laura Ashley dresses…. And yes, I wore them when I was preggers with Maggie and Lillie, now ages 25 & 23… They were damn comfortable at the time. Though I agree with the comments on onesies… Why wear a garment where you have to strip down everytime you have to pee?

I am particularly intrigued by the Laura Ashley’s blue corduroy ‘that works with a detachable lace collar too’. Was there acceptable/unacceptable lace collar on/off situations? I don’t need any more stress when it comes to dressing appropriately, but for others, I say let’s bring this bit of convenient fashion magic back.

I hated the 80’s so much. What the heck was with these high collars and those damn bows at the neck??? And WHY would any woman – let alone one who’s PREGNANT and already well-nigh uncomfortable – want them? Unless, of course, she desired to look like a Christmas package.

The onesie appears to be the popular choice as worst-in-show here but for my money it’s the very first picture: I hardly know what’s worse: that hideous sweater that looks stretched out, that wretched coat which looks like linoleum, or that ridiculous hat pitched at what I can only assume is supposed to be a ‘jaunty’ angle. NONE of which even remotely go together, of course.

For my own part, I wanted to wear close-fitting clothes when I was pregnant. Stretchy and comfortable,, yes, but I wanted to show off my lovely big round belly. And my breasts! Wohoo did those tits grow! ;->